Shloka 16

Devanagari script

महामणिश्च युयुधे चोग्रचंडादिभिस्सह । राहुणा सह चन्द्रश्च जीवः शुक्रेण धर्मतः

Transliteration

mahāmaṇiśca yuyudhe cogracaṃḍādibhissaha | rāhuṇā saha candraśca jīvaḥ śukreṇa dharmataḥ

Translation

Mahāmaṇi fought together with Ogracaṇḍa and the others. The Moon battled with Rāhu, and Jīva engaged Śukra—each in that war according to the dharmically ordained alignment of their sides.

Word by Word

• mahāmaṇiḥ: Mahāmaṇi (the great jewel/one named Mahāmaṇi)
• mahāmaṇiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; karmadhāraya: mahān maṇiḥ

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• yuyudhe: fought
• yuyudhe: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yudh (धातु)
• Form: Liṭ lakāra (लिट्; perfect), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; ātmanepada

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• ugracaṇḍa-ādibhiḥ: with Ugracaṇḍa and others
• ugracaṇḍa-ādibhiḥ: Sahakāraka/Associative (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ugracaṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd/तृतीया), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ugracaṇḍaḥ ādiḥ yeṣām (ādi-śabda as ‘etc.’ marker)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; postposition meaning ‘with’ (सह-अर्थक)

• rāhuṇā: with Rāhu
• rāhuṇā: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana

• saha: with
• saha: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; postposition ‘with’

• candraḥ: the Moon (Candra)
• candraḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: candra (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya; conjunction

• jīvaḥ: Jīva (Jupiter)
• jīvaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jīva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Prathamā (1st), Ekavacana; here = Bṛhaspati (Jupiter)

• śukreṇa: with Śukra (Venus)
• śukreṇa: Sahakāraka (सहकारक)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (3rd), Ekavacana; here = Venus

• dharmataḥ: according to righteousness
• dharmataḥ: Hetu/Modifier (हेतु/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dharmatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Avyaya; ablatival adverb (तसिल्-प्रत्यय), meaning ‘according to dharma/justly’

Speaker

Sūta Gosvāmin (narrating to the sages of Naimiṣāraṇya)

Shaiva Theology

Tattva Level: pasha

Cosmic Context

Cosmic Event: graha-yuddha imagery (planetary/astral forces aligned in battle)

Characters & Entities

• Mahāmaṇi
• Ugracaṇḍa
• Rāhu
• Candra
• Jīva
• Śukra

FAQs

What is the spiritual significance of this verse in the Shiva Purana?

It highlights that even in conflict, beings move within a dharmic order; from a Śaiva view, this order ultimately rests in Śiva as Pati, the supreme governor of cosmic balance.

How does this verse relate to the worship of the Linga or Saguna Shiva?

The verse depicts structured cosmic forces and alliances; Linga worship centers the devotee in the unshakable source of that order—Saguna Śiva as the Lord who regulates and transcends all planetary and worldly oppositions.

What ritualistic or meditative practice is suggested here?

A practical takeaway is to steady oneself in dharma through japa of the Pañcākṣarī (“Om Namaḥ Śivāya”) and daily Tripuṇḍra (bhasma) application, cultivating inner alignment rather than being pulled by opposing forces.